Hassan al-Amri should not be confused with Hassan Al-Amri (footballer).
| Hassan al-Amri | |
| Office: | Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic |
| Predecessor: | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani |
| Successor: | Hamoud Al-Jaifi |
| Office2: | Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic |
| Office1: | Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic |
| Predecessor1: | Hamoud Al-Jaifi |
| Successor1: | Ahmad Muhammad Numan |
| Termstart2: | 21 July 1965 |
| Termend2: | 18 September 1966 |
| Term1: | 1965 |
| Predecessor2: | Abdullah as-Sallal |
| Successor2: | Abdullah as-Sallal |
| Birth Date: | 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Al-Amaryah village, Sanaa, North Yemen |
| Death Place: | Cologne, West Germany (present-day Germany) |
| Battles: | |
| Alma Mater: | Iraqi Military Academy |
| President: | Abdullah as-Sallal |
| Termstart1: | 6 January 1965 |
| Termstart: | 10 February 1964 |
| Termend: | 29 April 1964 |
| Termend1: | 20 April 1965 |
| Branch: | North Yemeni Army |
| Native Name: | حسن العمري |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Serviceyears: | 1936–1948; 1962–1970 |
Hassan al-Amri (ar|حسن العمري) (1920 - 7 April 1989[1] [2] [3])[4] was a Yemeni lieutenant general and Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic for five terms between 1964 and 1971. He was popularly known as The General of Yemen.[5]
He was from the first batch to study in Iraq's War College in 1936.
He participated in the Alwaziri coup in 1948 against Imam Yahya, which failed and he was jailed for 7 years in the Hajja prison in Yemen, and then participated in the North Yemen Civil War against the royalists led by Muhammad al Badr.[6]
Al-Amri's first three terms were served under President Abdullah as-Sallal. The dates of these terms were:(his positions were, a prime minister, a Commander in Chief of the armed forces and a vice president)
His final two terms were under President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani.(Member of the Republican)